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'Chainsaw massacre': Europe mulls culls for fish-guzzling cormorant

Europe's great cormorant has recovered from near extinction to overabundance in half a century, stoking a long-running debate over population control between fishers troubled by its voracious appetite and conservationists.

'Chainsaw massacre': Europe mulls culls for fish-guzzling cormorant
Image: Phys.org
Europe's great cormorant has recovered from near extinction to overabundance in half a century, stoking a long-running debate over population control between fishers troubled by its voracious appetite and conservationists.

Originally published at Phys.org

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